And cheap tickets for all ... James Hetfield, right, and Lars Ulrich of Metallica. Photograph: AP

Fancy seeing Metallica? No? Perhaps you would be tempted if the concert were to cost you a bit less than normal. £30, say. All right, how about £20? OK, tell you what, £10? Right, final offer - five quid. You can see the world's biggest metal band, for less than the price of a pizza.

Admittedly, some of you will still not be persuaded, especially 27 years into Metallica's career. But we suspect the band will not have any trouble filling the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in London when it costs just £5 to get in. And that is exactly what Metallica announced they will be charging. Plus, if you want to catch them in Berlin's 17,000-capacity O2 World Arena on September 12 it will cost you €12 (£7). Bargain.

Tickets for both concerts will only be available through the band's fan club and website, and proceeds will go to charity.

Metallica are celebrating their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, produced by Rick Rubin, which will be released on the day of their Berlin show. Oh, and if you like your metal in an unwieldy old-school format, you will be able to buy it as a five-LP vinyl set.

Death Magnetic's debut single, The Day That Never Comes, is now streaming from Metallica's MySpace in all its eight-minute glory.

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